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Todd Duncan: The First Porgy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a video and conduct research about Jim Crow laws and their effects on race relations.
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Metalloids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss metalloids, their use as semiconductors, and their impact on the computer industry. They work in groups to create a visual timeline showing the evolution of the computer.
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All Aboard for Protein Synthesis

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders walk through the process of transcription and translation to demonstrate and explain protein synthesis. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide their role play.
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Cultures Around the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the types of celebrations around the world. They create pictures of animals speaking another language than their own and draw flags of countries around the world. They also retell a folktale to their classmates.
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Habitats and Deep Sea Environments

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine and identify the characteristics of the four zones of the ocean. They discover the amount of diversity in marine habitats. They also explore the adaptations organisms have that have allowed them to survive.
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Heredity (Mendelian Genetics)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students observe and record observations of whether a person is a taster or nontaster. They test selected individuals from their families and peer groups and chart all findings to determine which trait (e.g. taster or non-taster) is...
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DNA

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore the basics of DNA and its history.  In this DNA lesson students extract DNA from fruits and understand how it is used in forensics.
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Genes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the history, inheritance and mutations of genetics.  In this genetic lesson plan students complete experiments on DNA sequences.
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Using Blood Tests to Identify Babies and Criminals

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars solve a crime by matching a suspect's blood type to physical evidence collected at the crime scene. In this forensic science lesson plan, students identify the different blood types. They explain how blood tests work.
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Building a Model DNA

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the function of DNA in the body. In this biology lesson plan, students build a DNA model using simple materials. They demonstrate how bases pair up in the helix.
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Habitat Breakdown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders gain an understanding of how insects/organisms are impacted by factors that are essential to an organism's survival in a particular habitat. They see how lacking just one element of a habitat can affect an organisms chance...
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Separation Before Plastic Recycling

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a demonstration to test the different densities of plastics, and suggest a method that plastic waste can be separated and collected.
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Binary Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore how a battery-powered light box demonstrates how to transmi timages.
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Land Reclamation

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students identify the benefits of the process of land reclamation. They discuss examples of reclamation projects, and complete a word puzzle, word find, and energy sentence puzzle.
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The Graffiti Model 1

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work together in groups to practice their communication skills. They answer different questions based on what group they are in and communicate the information to different groups. They discuss the activity to end the lesson.
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Ladders of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the field of genetics. They examine four basic traits. Students demonstrate their knowledge of phenotype and genotype by charting their personal traits. Students compelte a Meiosis chart. From the chart results,...

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